Historical Events In June - 21

1968  On this day in history ruth St Denis, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses), dies at 91   

1969  On this day in history zager &Evans release "In the Year 2525"   

1969  Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, 1st woman grand slam (1953), dies at 34 on June - 21.   

1970  Achmed Sukarno, 1st president of Indonesia (1945-67), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1971  50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisana on June - 21.   

1972  On this day in history seth Bingham, composer, dies at 90   

1973  Nixon and Brezhnev sign arms limitation agreement on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history frank Leahy, football coach (Notre Dame), dies at 64   

1975  Soyuz 19 returns to Earth on June - 21.   

1975  On June - 21 heinz Lau, composer, dies at 49   

1977  On June - 21 former White House chief of staff HR Haldeman enters prison   

1977  Menachem Begin (Likud), becomes Israel's 6th PM on June - 21.   

1979  Julian Orchard, actor (Perfect Friday, Bless this House), dies at 49 on June - 21.   

1981  On this day in history 12-bottle case of 1979 Napamedoc Cabernet wine auctioned for $24,000   

1981  Gunnar Ek, composer, dies on 81st birthday on June - 21.   

1982  Paul McCartney releases "Take it Away" on June - 21.   

1982  Wash DC jury finds John Hinckley Jr innocent by insanity on June - 21.   

1983  On this day in history anton G J van de Velde, Flemish writer/director (Tijl), dies at 87   

1985  On this day in history american, Brazilian &West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr Josef Mengele   

1986  On June - 21 pres Reagan gives speech defending his judicial appointments   

1987  On June - 21 discovery rolls over from OPF to Vandenberg AFB   

1987  On June - 21 mike Tyson sexually harasses a parking lot attendent   

1988  Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd, US football coach on June - 21.   

1989  Melanie Griffith &Don Johnson remarry on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history supreme Court rules ok to burn US flag as a political expression   

1989  Lee Quencey Calhoun, hurdler (Olympic-gold-1956, 60), dies at 56 on June - 21.   

1990  25,000 die in Iranian Earthquake on June - 21.   

1990  Little Richard gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame on this day in history.   

1990  NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 4th victim, Larry Parham on this day in history.   

1990  On June - 21 uS House of Reps vote 254-177 to stop US flag burning, doesn't pass   

1990  Manjil-Rudbar earthquake in Iran killing 50,000 people on this day in history.   

1992  Li Xiannian, Chinese President (1983-88), dies on this day in history.   

1993  On June - 21 frank Moro, entertainer, dies   

1994  On June - 21 mark Robert Isfeld, combat Engineer, dies at 31   

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1002  Leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54) was born on this day in history.   

1002  Pope Leo IX (d. 1054) was born on this day in history.   

1226  King Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279) was born on June - 21.   

1528  On June - 21 birth of maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603)   

1577  On this day in history birth of giovanni Del Turco, composer   

1596  Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on June - 21.   

1639  Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history birth of abraham Mignon, still life painter   

0524  Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28 on June - 21.   

1205  Death of Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107) on June - 21.   

1208  On June - 21 philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies   

1305  On this day in history death of king Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271)   

1377  On June - 21 edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies   

1421  Death of Jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366) on this day in history.   

1527  Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1529  John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69 on this day in history.